Texas

Almost 100 Texas school districts have added their own police departments since 2017, but not everyone feels safer

“School districts wanted more police officers. They wanted more coverage, and they got into a deal where the sheriff or…

2 years ago

Welcome to Texas! No pandemic pause for companies moving to and expanding in the Lone Star State

By Peggy Fikac During a pandemic that brought the global economy to a crawl, Texas not only held on to…

2 years ago

DeSantis: Texas should be sending illegal immigrants back to Mexico

“He’s fumbling around on late night TV shows? He needs to get in the game here, and he needs to…

2 years ago

Report: World’s first trillionaires could be from Texas

If they were to reach trillionaire status today, they’d have a net worth of 1.17% of the global GDP, which…

2 years ago

After Uvalde school shooting, Texas police wonder how much training is enough — and will it matter?

Police officials and law enforcement experts say there’s no guarantee that officers will follow their training and confront a shooter…

2 years ago

Total southern border encounters, ‘gotaways’ greater than population of 23 U.S. states

President Joe Biden and his administration insist the southwest U.S. border is closed and federal immigration laws are being enforced...

2 years ago

Border Patrol records another high of apprehensions at southern border in May, according to preliminary data

Border Patrol agents apprehended 232,628 people entering the southwestern border illegally in May, according to preliminary U.S. Border Patrol data…

2 years ago

Texas Weekly Border Snapshot: CBP seize enough fentanyl to kill over 11 million people

Most news outlets report snippets of the issues that happen on our southern border and only when it fits within…

2 years ago

Greg Abbott’s handwritten notes raise fresh questions over who “misled” him about Uvalde shooting response

Abbott, in turn, said he had taken handwritten notes based on the details law enforcement and other officials had told…

2 years ago

Texas breaks power demand record during June heat wave

A heat wave caused electricity use in Texas to reach an all-time high on Sunday, but the state’s power grid…

2 years ago

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